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Erick Morillo

1971 - 2020

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Erick Morillo (March 26, 1971 – September 1, 2020) was a Colombian-American disc jockey, music producer, and record label owner. Having produced under a number of pseudonyms, including Ministers de la Funk, the Dronez, RAW, Smooth Touch, RBM, Deep Soul, Club Ultimate, and Li'l Mo Ying Yang, Morillo was best known for his international work in house music, in particular for the label Strictly Rhythm, and the 1993 hit "I Like to Move It", which he produced under the pseudonym Reel 2 Real, and which was featured in commercials, movies, and ringtones. His label Subliminal Records produced the number-one Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play hit "Fun" by Da Mob, and won the Muzik magazine "Remixer of the Year" award in 1999. Subliminal also brought attention to artists like Eddie Thoneick, Carl Kennedy, and DJ DLG. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Erick Morillo is the 2,545th most popular musician (down from 2,330th in 2024), the 14,135th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,498th in 2019) and the 1,051st most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Erick Morillo ranks 2,543 out of 3,175. Before him are Adam Gontier, Erlend Øye, Anthony Moore, and Sean Kinney. After him are DJ Ashba, Andraé Crouch, Dirk Verbeuren, Bob Johnston, Gus G, Billy Taylor, Nicolas Jaar, and Sarah Caldwell.

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Among people born in 1971, Erick Morillo ranks 574. Before him are Allan Nielsen, Geert De Vlieger, Francisco Lima, Akira Narahashi, Tomasz Wałdoch, and Julian Cheung. After him are Tom Green, Masato Otake, Tatiana Sorokko, Kim Young-ho, Pasquale Aleardi, and Charles Baker. Among people deceased in 2020, Erick Morillo ranks 803. Before him are Filippos Petsalnikos, Nasser Shabani, Michel Roux, Anton Coppola, Zoe Caldwell, and Road Warrior Animal. After him are Nicholas Parsons, Gheorghe Dogărescu, Derek Fowlds, Charles Portis, Geoffrey Palmer, and Terrence McNally.

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Erick Morillo ranks 1,051. Before him are Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (1922), Roy Z (1963), Allen Lanier (1946), Josh Freese (1972), Dick Hyman (1927), and Sean Kinney (1966). After him are DJ Ashba (1972), Andraé Crouch (1942), Bob Johnston (1932), Billy Taylor (1921), Nicolas Jaar (1990), and Sarah Caldwell (1924).

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